Thermal and microstructural aspects of the laser direct metal deposition of waspaloy

Journal of Laser Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 216-226

  Pinkerton, Andrew J ^a   Karadge, Mallikarjun ^a   Syed, Waheed Ul Haq ^a   Li, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deposition; Laser; Microstructure; Thermal cycle; Waspaloy

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; FABRICATION; LASER BEAMS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NICKEL ALLOYS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOCOUPLES;

ELECTRON BACKSCATTERED DIFFRACTION ANALYSES; LASER DIRECT METAL DEPOSITION (LDMD); THERMAL CYCLE; WASPALOY;

PULSED LASER DEPOSITION;

EID: 33845644210     PISSN: 1042346X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2351/1.2227018     Document Type: Article

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